Corner piece for an automobile

Abstract

A corner piece for an automobile has a resin insert covered partly with a high molecular elastic material. The resin insert has a bracket body portion and a glass run portion molded together as a unit from a synthetic resin. The bracket body and glass run portions have a common channel along their rear side, and the channel is covered with a high molecular elastic material to form a glass run, or it is fitted with a separate glass run. A reinforcing metal insert is embedded in the bottom of the channel between the bracket body portion and the glass run portion. The reinforcing metal insert reinforces a door belt line, so that the corner piece can mount a large and heavy door mirror and can also be expected to be of improved durability.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A corner piece for an automobile, the corner piece comprising: a resin insert having a bracket body portion and a glass run portion molded together as a unit, said bracket body portion and said glass run portion each having a rear side and a common channel extending along the respective rear sides thereof, said channel including a glass run member,   a high molecular elastic material covering at least a part of the resin insert, and   a reinforcing metal insert embedded in part of said channel between said bracket body portion and said glass run portion.   
     
     
       2. A corner piece as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said channel extending along said glass run portion includes a retaining structure, said glass run member including retaining lips, said lips being engaged with said retaining structure when said glass run member is fitted in said channel. 
     
     
       3. A corner piece as set forth in claim 1, wherein said channel includes side walls and said retaining structure is positioned on side walls of said channel. 
     
     
       4. A corner piece as set forth in claim 2, wherein said retaining structure and said lips are formed in at least the respective sidewalls facing an exterior of an automobile when the corner piece is mounted to the automobile. 
     
     
       5. A corner piece as set forth in claim 3, wherein said retaining structure is in the form of continuous retaining recess for receiving said retaining lips of said glass run member. 
     
     
       6. A corner piece as set forth in claim 3, wherein said retaining structure is in the form of spaced slots defined in said sidewalls for receiving said retaining lips of said glass run member.